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Arvena Boyett

Female 1923 - 2008  (85 years)


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  • Name Arvena Boyett  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 7 Aug 1923  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Death 25 Nov 2008  Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 29 Nov 2008  Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • San Augustine Tribune 16 May 2002

      Class of 42

      The Class of 1942, graduates of Broaddus School held their 60th Class Reunion on April 27, 2002 at Luby's Cafeteria in Lufkin, Texas. Pictured from l to r are: Norma Williams Drewery, Douglas Bryan, Gladys Williams Arnold, Arvena Boyett Powell, Elaine Mott Corley and Ira Steptoe Harvey. Seated from l to r: Emma Mott Corley and Alice Coleman McFadden. Classmates not in attendance were: Margie Wise Stringer, Larry Lacy, Johnnie Dial Wells and Helen Corley Roland.

      The Sabine County Reporter
      December 3, 2008, Page 9

      Arvena Powell

      Arvena Powell, 85, of Lufkin died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at a Lufkin hospital.

      Mrs. Powell was born Aug. 7, 1923, in San Augustine County as a daughter of the late Ora Mae (Griffin) and Nelson Boyett. She was one of the organizers of Hospice in the Pines.

      Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Pat and Grayson EVANS of Evergreen, CO, Peggy and Craig REYNOLDS of Fairhope, AL, and Penny BING of Hawkins; step-daughters and sons-in-law, Tina and Rodney LONG of Andrews and Sharla and Charles KIRKLIGHTER of Channelview; sisters, Erma HUNT of Hudson and Edna MACHANN of Zavalla; brothers, Hubert BEARD of Huntington, James BEARD of Houston, Paul BEARD of Port Arthur, Lon BEARD of Anaheim, CA, Oscar BEARD of College Station, and Raymon BEARD of Atlanta, GA; 17 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

      Mrs. Powell was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Roston POWELL.

      Funeral services were held Nov. 29 at Gipson's Funeral Home chapel in Lufkin with Bro. Jacob Fitzgerald officiating. Interment followed at Garden of Memories in Angelina County.

      Memorials may be made to Hospice in the Pines, 116 S. Raguet, Lufkin, TX 75904.

      Services are under the direction of Gipson's Funeral Home.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2008)
    Person ID I7472  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William Nelson Boyett,   b. 6 May 1895, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1926, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Mother Ora Mae Griffin,   b. 27 Jun 1902, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1968, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1922 
    Family ID F3627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F11203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2010 

    Family 2 Jack Roston Powell,   b. 9 Jan 1932   d. 20 Jul 2004, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 17 Sep 1971  Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Jack R Powell
      Gender Male
      Marriage Date 17 Sep 1971
      Estimated birth year abt 1932
      Age 39
      Spouse Arvena M Boyett
      Spouse gender Female
      Spouse Est Birth Year abt 1923
      Spouse Age 48
      Marriage County Angelina
      Marriage State Texas
      Source Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002
    Family ID F11204  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Aug 1923 - San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Sep 1971 - Angelina County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Nov 2008 - Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 29 Nov 2008 - Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of Jemimah Amazie Vardeman White (Compiled by Christy Flynn).

    2. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), December 3, 2008, Page 9 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), October 22, 1997, Page 14, obituary of Ernest Johnny Beard (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1352] Ancestry.com - Texas Marriage Collections, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 [database online].